Lens surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 261 people carried this name — #74,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 237 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 965 people named Lens live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

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Where they live today

Antwerp 548
Flemish Brabant 187
Limburg 105
East Flanders 52
Namur 20
Hainaut 20
Walloon Brabant 13
Luxembourg Province 9

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 216 people named Lens live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 70
Misiones 46
City of Buenos Aires 31
Salta 22
Jujuy 19
Corrientes 18
Tierra del Fuego 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 180 people named Lens.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Pas-de-Calais 32
Oise 29
Somme 22
Ardennes 14
Nord 10
Aisne 10
Marne 8
Aube 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Lens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mario Lens
    Mario Lens d. 1947 · architect
  • Bernard Lens III
    Bernard Lens III 1682–1740 · painter
  • Esther Lens d. 1827
  • Joannes Lensaeus 1541–1593 · professor
  • Bernard Lens II 1659–1725 · engraver
  • Edward Lens 1685–1749 · draftsperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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